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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar, ministers of state Jitendra Singh and Arjun Ram Meghwal, arrive to address the media, on the first day of the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Push agenda, don't get bogged down, says Modi

Modi also asked the members to ensure the presence of ruling alliance members in both the Houses.

16 Dec 2017 1:07 AM IST

Eighteen opposition parties have come together to take on the government in parliament during the Monsoon Session beginning July 17 over demonetisation, GST and various other issues, according to political sources. (Photo: PTI)

Governance failing as Houses dysfunctional

Democracy is a system of government by compromises and accommodation.

21 Dec 2017 1:32 AM IST

Partha Chatterjee (Photo: Screen Grab)

Government to fill varsity posts in six months, says Partha Chatterjee

Bill was deferred in the Winter Session in December last year with the Congress and the Left Front dubbing it as ...

10 Feb 2017 6:49 AM IST

$The former Union minister, who has had frequent run-ins with the current BJP leadership, was detained on Monday evening while protesting outside the Akola district collectors office against the state governments \apathy\ towards the farmers of Vidarbha. (Photo: PTI)$ India

Yashwant Sinha's protest for farmers right must ring alarm bells for...

Sena noted that prominent leaders of India also support Sinha's protest against state govt's apathy' towards the farmers...

8 Dec 2017 11:53 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses a press conference after releasing white paper on completing six months in office, at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

UP govt to face heat in Winter Session

he BJP, upbeat after its victory in recent municipal polls, will face a pugnacious Opposition.

14 Dec 2017 7:21 AM IST

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi during an election rally in Nagrota. (Photo: AP)

Women will spread party's ideology, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi said a central part of transforming the party organisation would be an increase in the role of women.

14 Dec 2017 2:53 AM IST

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi gestures to the crowd during the Jan Akrosh rally, in Jaunpur.

Poor firebombed' by note ban, says Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi said that his party was not against the idea of a cashless economy, but it could not be forced on people.

20 Dec 2016 1:29 AM IST

Cash worth Rs 10.5 lakh in defunct notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 was seized from a former BJP corporator near Saswad, Maharashtra. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Black cash declaration amnesty to begin today

However, those who have made their money through illegal means will not be eligible for the amnesty.

17 Dec 2016 5:43 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar and MoSes SS Ahluwalia, And Jitendra Singh arrives for BJP parliamentary party meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi hits out at Manmohan Singh, Indira Gandhi on graft

The PM also attacked former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who called demonetisation organised plunder and legalised...

17 Dec 2016 1:02 AM IST

Congress members in Lok Sabha on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Parliament Winter Session one of the least productive sittings in 15...

The productivity of work done in the Lok Sabha was pegged at 15.75 per cent, while it was 20.61 per cent in the Rajya...

16 Dec 2016 6:41 PM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: AFP)

Modi holds BJP Parliamentary meet, may take on Rahul Gandhi

The Prime Minister is expected to take on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi.

16 Dec 2016 10:06 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee (Photo: PTI)

Enemy Property Act: President irked at ordinance for 5th time

He, however, gave his assent to the ordinance to amend the 50-year-old Act that was first enacted in 1968 after the 1965...

24 Dec 2016 1:42 AM IST